Stock-watering bowl



Sept. 2, 1930; w GUTENKUNST 1,774,550

l sToCK wATERINc- BwL Filed- Sept. 11I 1926 INI/ENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 2', 193i() y A Unirse STATES PATENT oFFicE.

WILLIAM GUTENKUNST, F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN STOCK-WATERING BOWL Application filed September 11, 1926. Serial No. 134,918.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in simple construction, is easily attached and stock watering bowls, particularly of the type detached, is inexpensive to manufacture, is which may be readily removed from their strong and durable, and is well adapted for supports for cleansing purposes. the purposes described. Y

It is the primary object of the present in- With the above and other objects in view 50 vention to provide a drinking bowl for stock the invention consists of the improved stock i which may be adjusted in interlocking enwatering bowl, and its parts and combinagagement with a support in such a manner tions as eet iorth in the claims, and all equivathat it cannot be accidentally disengaged, allents thereof.

though by a simple manipulation it can be Y In the accompanying drawing in which 55 readily removed by an attendant tor the purthe .same reference characters indicate the pose of cleaning the same. same parts in all of the views:

A further object ot the invention is to pro- Fig. i is a view showing the improved stock vide a stock watering bowl which is held in watering bowl secured to a support, the bowl detachable engagement with a support by and bracket being shown in vertical section; 60 means of a bracket engaging the bowl and a Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 bolt engaging the bracket and bowl. I am of l; and aware that bowls utilizing a somewhat simi- Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 lar principle have been made heretofore, but of Fig. l.

in all such instances the arrangement is such Referring 1 now more particularly to the `65 that aiter the pin or bolt is removed the bowl drawing it will appear that the numeral 5 will immediately drop tree of the bracket if indicates a vertical support to which a sup not supported and as it requires that the a-tply pipe 6 is secured by members 7. tendant use both of his hands in eiecting A bowl attaching bracket 8 is secured to the 9,5 the removal of a bolt or the like it is very support 5 by means of a complementary plate 70 dillicult for him to conveniently support the 9 and bolts 10. The bracket 8 is provided bowl until the bolt is completely removed with a flattened inner tace ll and a flanged and prevent the bowl from dropping and hooking portion l2 at its upper edge portion. breaking. Hencej my invention aims at the The lower portion of the bracket 8 is proso provision oia a supporting structure for a vided with a pair of spaced apart, inwardly .75

bowl which will hold the bowl after the reprojecting and apertured ears 13.

moval of the securing bolt or pin and does A stock watering bowl 14 is adapted to be not completely release the bowl until the engaged by said attaching `bracket 8 and the same is manually manipulated out of engagerear of the bowl is flattened, as at l5, to en- 5 ment. gage squarely against the flattened inner face .80

A.. turther object of the invention is to 11 of the bracket 8. The rim of the bowl provide a bracket supporting member for a is cut away at its rear, as at 16, to engage stock watering bowl which will prevent latlunder thela-nged hooking portion l2 oi' the eral movement of the bowl. bracket 8, andthe shoulders 1.7 formed at the o A further object ot' the invention is to proends ot the cutaway portion 16 engage the g5 vide a stock watering bowl having means for ends olfV the hooking portion to prevent lateral preventing an animal from displacing the movement ot the bowl. The rear of the bowl, valve pressure plate. below the flattened portion l5, is formed with A further object of the invention is to proan apertured ear 18 adapted for engagement i@ vide a stock watering bowl which is of very between the .ears 13 of the bracket 8. W hen 90 CII the bowl is in norinal position, engaged by the bracket, it is secured thereto and against displacementby a. bolt 19 extended through the registering apertures of the ears 13 and 18, said bolt having a nut 20 on its threaded end portion.

A valve pressure plate 21, of the conventional type, is employed within the bowl to operate, upon a depression thereof, valve mechanism within the supply pipe 6 to feed water to the bowl. As is usual, said pressure plate is formed with curved pivot arms 22 engaging projecting portions or lugs 23 eX- tending from the supply pipe, forming a pivotal and detachable mounting for the pressure plate. I-Ieretofore, trouble has been encountered with cattle nosing the plate and lifting it to an inoperative position. However, in the present structure this is avoided by a ring 24 slidably mounted on the lower end portion of the supply pipe. Said ring normally engages in recesses 25 in the inner end portion of the pressure plate and prevents an animal from lifting the plate. However, if an attendant desires to liit or remove the pressure plate it is merely necessary for him to slide the ring upwardly on the pipe to an out of the way position.

As is evident that the bowl is firmly and detach-ably supported from the support by means of the engagement with the bracket. To remove the bowl for cleaning purposes it is only necessary to remove the bolt 19 and then tip the bowl to unhook it from the hooking port-ion of the bracket. This structure provides a convenient and easily operated means for detachably holding the bowl and due to the hooking engagement between the bowl and bracket there is no danger of the bowl dropping and breaking after the bolt has been removed.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved stock watering bowl is or very simple and novel construction, and is well adapted for the purposes set forth.

Whatis claimed as the invention is:

1. In a stock watering bowl supporting structure, a support, a bracket member carried thereby and having an upper hooking portion and a lower projecting supporting portion, a stock Watering bowl removably supported by said bracket and having its upper edge in engagement with said hooking portion and held thereby against vertical movement and having a lower portion thereof resting on said supporting portion, and a securing member engaging lower portion of the bowl and said supporting portion of the bracket and preventing tilting movements of the bowl, the securing member being entirely removable.

2. In a stock watering bowl supporting structure, a bracket member carried thereby and having an upper outwardly and downwardly projecting hooking portion and a In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature.

WILLIAM GUTENKUNST. 

